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GLet'a Haste,, the, Day! 'We had the plIeasant and worth-vhile ex- perience last week of attending several of the meetings of the- Progressive Education association at, the Pal- Progre~ssive mier House. We.were Education not1 surprised to se there so many peoleo apparently high inte-lligence, becauise one Inust, as we see it', be of more than aver- age intelligence. But me were surprised to see so afty preseftt. The halfls and, the assemnbly- roomis were crowded. And ev,,erybody- seemed to be ini hîgh spirits. Carleton Waslîl>trri of WMinnetka -was gencral chairmnan of the conference and associated wvith hinm wcre manyv other north shore citizens. Manv north shore people led and took part ni the varions discussions, which is not surprising to mie Nvho' recalls the fact that the associa- tion iad iception ini Chicago. just what the change %vas to be. and she -said that the nich were getting poorer and more like other people. Be that as it may, the outcomie of the speeches and debate seemied to bc that school children should not bc taughit any special body of social or, political beliefs but that they- should bc trained to nieet and deal Withý various so- cial doctrines iii an open-m-inded, reason- It was a very comfortable place, and This w, we spent somne lîttie time inspecting the towne. wvas onllya tew days ago that we ;saw boys playintig marb.les., Not far away xvas a group playing basebail. We ivere somie- what surprised the other afternoon to conie upon girls skipping nope. We have- heard a cardinal singing every morning for several* weeks baçk. And the weather! Evetyn a snoîv% storm may be waiting in the offing, stili it does feel like early sprinig. One.of the best dispositions at any ttime i.s cheerfulness. It is an. exaltation- of mood that doethý good like.'a nedicine. 'We are, told on excellent Cheerfulness authority tatthe Lord loveth t he cheerful giver'.,It raises the saging 1inles about~ the inôùth and puts the vital organs iinto first class working order. The kingdomi of heaven is -withini voit By the samne token all hurnan troubles are within the organism. So it is quite truc that if one's inwards are i appropriate condition he will be free fromn much mis- ery. Cheerfulness is first of all a state of inner harmony. gloom dispeller. Those who heard bis in- augural speech will surely agree with these statements. We are glad that he eniphasized iii his speech the fact that the. nation's, present difficulties were material. Thiese difficul- tics we can rise above by practicing cheer- fulness., Moreover, this very cheerfulness will hellp us, to remiove the inaàterial diffi- mucn to n A comrode grasped wlith s/saking hand,, A quart wititin its amber lands, A4 quart of mndiluted thernes, A quart of coicentratcd dreamis, At. t'agrant Faitcy's softcom ds rour uwickcr jug. Led by Caprices listless hand, Fou reach at Ia.st far LetIzcs strand, et VIwre, Mcmjori, dies anzd darkness teems, Satre where beside vot i;zdIy. gléarns, st in iti mrimriiig soft Iv itsdemnands, 1Four icker, jug. l's Mien, you auîd.vour jig I se Are fnoie' fighting 'Tech>piocracy, .V-etisinqiig11'ai: i ith deep desire, DlpigIeprf'ssi Zîwitit Satire, .S' i!JI' vc<,ut uc be con>'ades three, YIf il11<l">id inrwicker jug and »:.? 'Wbat with the Bank' Holiday," moratorium or whatever, many weIl meaning fathers and mothet s will be obliged to hegin ail over again ini the pains- takiug tdrift iiietvtuetion i dreted at -the rsng geil- eration. No deinite statistics are available at tliis early date as to how many baby bank5 have heenl burst asufider to provide funds to replenisli thle familv larder, but scattering returns indicate that flot a few youngsters Iooked on in puzzled dlistiaNy these past fewv days while their eIders hammnerc<l away at the ail but impregnable savings devices. Everyone seemed to take the bank vacaticm il] buoyant spirit. We who -could flot make the journcv -reason : lack of cash in any event=to the inaugura- President Rooseveit padlocked-ail the banks. And again, we smiled. If one must be broke, even tempor- arjly, it's nice to be at home and among f riends. Even former President Hoover was said to hav2e been somewhat shy of cash after he had hecome comfortably housed in the upper regions of the Waldorf-Astoria tower. At latest reports, .howcver, he was doing right well, thank you. Robert E. Sherwvnnii ens a vard o ,o i.nwizt« *Strange as it may> seem, the employes of ou north shore banks labored more diligently during th bank holiday than on regular work <lays. Have you sweetene<l the pot for the New'~ Deal? -MIQUE.